# Accident 19770420011459A: Piper PA28R180, Long Beach, CA, April 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3104R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3104R-1977-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 15 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420011459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTMTD TO TURN BACK TO RUNWAY AFTER ENG QUIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77FUA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA10), Apr 20, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N3104R), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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